If you’re 50 and older, or if you’re moderately to severely immunocompromised, you may get a second COVID-19 vaccine booster shot, at no cost to you, at least 4 months after your first booster.
If your first two doses were Moderna, your third dose should also be Moderna. If your first two doses were Pfizer, your third dose should also be Pfizer.
If you’re immunocompromised (like people who have had an organ transplant and are at risk for infections and other diseases), Medicare will cover an additional dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, at least 28 days after a second dose, at no cost to you. Note: Don’t mix vaccines.
Learn more about who should get a booster shot.
If you got a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, you can get a booster shot at least 2 months after you got your first shot.
If you got a Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, you can get a booster shot at least 5 months after you complete your second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine series.
You can get a booster from the same COVID-19 vaccine that you originally got, or choose a different one.
Medicare covers a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot at no cost to you.
Medicare covers the vaccine for anyone who has Medicare due to their age, a disability, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or ALS (also called Lou Gehrig’s disease). Be sure to bring your Medicare card.
Medicare covers the COVID-19 vaccine at no cost to you.